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  • Silver Trak Digital demonstrates next gen Media Room Suite solutions at Broadcast Asia 2026

    20-22 May at Singapore Expo on IAMT Pavilion, stand 5C27

     SINGAPORE, May 06 – Media asset management specialists Silver Trak Digital will be demonstrating its next gen Media Room Suite solutions at Broadcast Asia 2026 from 20-22 May at the Singapore Expo on the IAMT Pavilion, stand 5C27.

    Silver Trak COO Christian Christiansen explained, “We will be demonstrating two products from our latest, cutting-edge Media Room suite – Media Room covering Media Asset Management, distribution and screeners (and more) and Media Room Connect which creates and manages a secure screening room on your company domain. We will also be discussing two new products under development including Media Room Screeners, a secure screener campaigns product with enhanced artwork capabilities and Media Room Transport, our SaaS large file, high speed transport solution.”

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    Media Room in action

    Media Room is the affordable, secure, cloud-based media asset management and delivery platform that enables content owners to upload, manage, market and distribute content globally, faster, more efficiently and with complete control.

    Due to its flexibility and affordability, media organisations can easily start small and scale with Media Room as their business grows.

    Broadcast Asia is the central meeting point of Asia’s broadcast, MediaTech and entertainment community, bringing together the visionaries and innovators redefining how content is created, delivered and experienced. 

    As broadcast, digital and AV worlds converge, Broadcast Asia 2026 sparks new thinking and insightful conversations around innovative media transformation – not just showcasing technology but shaping strategy. It’s where leadership, innovation and industry direction meet to define the next era of MediaTech in Asia and beyond. Hence it being the ideal place for companies to experience Media Room and its applications.

    At this year’s show Silver Trak will be a key partner on the IAMT Pavilion, which includes the IAMT Impact Awards, IAMT Member Interviews, a dynamic IAMT Conference Programme jam-packed with essential intelligence and expert perspectives and the IAMT Hub forming a space to connect, meet and engage throughout the show. 

    All of this on the IAMT Pavilion, stand 5C27.

    Christiansen added, “Being on the IAMT Pavilion gives us, as IAMT Members, a ready-made, engaging and interactive space ideal for a trusted MediaTech organisation. It’s the perfect environment to demonstrate the very latest developments in our Media Room Suite of solutions.”

    Christian Christiansen will be joined at Broadcast Asia by Karlz Varma, VP Business Development for Silver Trak Asia.

  • Muthoot Finance Marks 15 Years of Listing on Indian Stock Exchanges; Market Cap Surges from INR 60 Billion to INR 1.5 Trillion

    Muthoot Finance Marks 15 Years of Listing on Indian Stock Exchanges; Market Cap Surges from ₹60 Billion to INR 1.5 Trillion

    Kochi, May 06Muthoot Finance Ltd., India’s largest gold loan NBFC, marks a significant milestone as it completes 15 years since its listing on the Indian stock exchanges. The occasion reflects the company’s remarkable journey from its origins in Kerala as a family-owned business to becoming a globally recognised financial services institution and a trusted Indian household name.

    Since its listing in 2011, Muthoot Finance has demonstrated consistent growth, operational resilience, and strong financial performance. The company’s market capitalization has grown from approximately ₹60 billion in 2011 to recently crossing ₹1.5 trillion, representing an increase of over 25 times. This extraordinary achievement is a direct result of public confidence, as reflected by the company’s recognition as India’s No. 1 most trusted financial services brand for 10 consecutive years as per the TRA Brand Trust Report. Over the past five years alone, the company’s stock price has more than doubled, underscoring continued investor confidence and sustained growth momentum.

    During this period, Muthoot Finance has significantly expanded its operational scale. The company has played a critical role in unlocking the value of idle household gold and channelising it into productive economic use, serving over 2.5 lakh customers every single day across India. At a consolidated level, the Group’s branch network has expanded to 7,500+ branches, with nearly 70% located in semi-urban and rural areas, reinforcing its commitment to financial inclusion. This deep reach is backed by strong consolidated financial milestones, with consolidated loan Assets Under Management reaching an all-time high of ₹1.6 Lakhs crore as on December 31, 2025. Gold loan operations are secured by a state-of-the-art 7-layer safety and security infrastructure, which has resulted in zero successful burglary attempts in the past six years.

    Commenting on the milestone, George Jacob Muthoot, Chairman, Muthoot Finance Ltd., said, “Our journey has been guided by the core values of trust, integrity, and customer-centricity. This milestone is not just about numbers, but about the impact we have created, enabling access to credit, empowering households, and upholding the highest standards of trust and governance. As we move forward, we will continue to build on this strong foundation with a sustained focus on customer service, innovation, and integrity.”

    George Alexander Muthoot, Managing Director, Muthoot Finance Ltd., added, “Crossing a ₹1.5 trillion market cap is more than a financial achievement; it is a measurable validation of the trust Indian households and investors have placed in us for over 15 years. We pioneered the organized gold loan industry, and our deep understanding of the financial needs of households remains our anchor. We are committed to build on this legacy by accelerating growth and creating long-term value for all our stakeholders.”

    Muthoot Finance‘s institutional strength is reinforced by its pedigree. The company has over three lakh shareholders and has been consistently paying dividends every year since 2012. We are classified as an Upper Layer NBFC by RBI, a constituent of the NIFTY Next 50 index of NSE, and proudly the first listed company from Kerala to cross the ₹1 lakh crore market cap. Furthermore, the company has been certified as a “Great Place to Work” for five consecutive years.

    Building on this strong foundation, the Muthoot Group is evolving into a diversified financial services conglomerate, expanding its presence across multiple lending and financial service segments. This strategic diversification reflects the Group’s vision to create a comprehensive financial ecosystem that caters to the evolving needs of customers while ensuring long-term, sustainable growth. This commitment to sustainability includes extensive initiatives in CSR and ISR with over ₹500 crore spent since 2014, impacting over 5 million lives across India. Muthoot Finance’s growth has been anchored in its customer-centric approach, and ability to adapt to evolving market dynamics, enabling it to remain resilient across economic cycles. As the company enters its next phase of growth, it will continue to focus on expanding access to credit, leveraging technology, and reinforcing its leadership in the gold loan segment.

  • Holista Executes Binding JV for Collie Collagen Facility

    Collie, Western Australia, May 06: Holista Colltech Limited has announced the execution of a binding Joint Venture (JV) Agreement with Swang Chai Chuan Limited (SCC) to fund, develop, and operate an ovine nano-collagen production facility in Collie, Western Australia.

    The JV will operate through Ovicoll Pty Ltd, with an initial ownership structure of 50:50 between Holista and SCC. As part of the agreement, SCC will contribute funding to support commissioning and initial working capital requirements of the facility.

    Under the commercial terms, Holista will make payments equivalent to 3% per annum on SCC’s initial funding contribution for a period of two years. The company also retains the option to increase its stake in the JV to 75% between the second and fifth anniversaries of SCC’s investment, based on a pre-agreed valuation framework.

    In connection with the agreement, Dr. Rajen Manicka, a substantial shareholder of Holista, has provided a personal guarantee to SCC covering certain financial obligations of the JV. The guarantee is secured against his personal shareholding and does not constitute a liability for the company.

    Operations and Governance

    Holista will oversee day-to-day operations of the JV, while governance will be managed through a board comprising equal representation from both partners.

    Intellectual Property and Commercial Structure

    Holista will retain ownership of all existing and newly developed intellectual property, granting the JV a license to utilize the technology. The JV will pay Holista a royalty on gross sales, subject to a cap linked to profitability.

    Strategic Significance

    The partnership marks a key milestone in the commercialization of Holista’s collagen technology and aligns with its strategy to scale production capabilities and expand into global markets.

    The Collie facility is expected to produce high-value nano-collagen for applications across nutraceuticals, food, cosmetics, and biomedical sectors. SCC will support market development efforts by leveraging its regional distribution network and consumer market expertise.

    There are no material conditions precedent to the agreement, and further updates on project milestones and commissioning timelines are expected in due course.

    This announcement has been approved by the Board of Holista Colltech Limited.

  • Asian Energy Completes Warrant Conversion, Raises Rs 92.03 crore By Issuing 36.63 Lakh Shares

    Mumbai, May 06: Asian Energy Services Limited today successfully completed the conversion of a substantial portion of its preferentially allotted convertible warrants, marking a key milestone in its capital-raising programme and strengthening its equity base.

    The warrant conversion follows the preferential allotment of 47,00,000 warrants made on November 5, 2024. Each warrant was convertible into one equity share at an issue price of Rs 335 per share. The price comprised a warrant subscription price of Rs 83.75 (25%) paid upfront and a warrant exercise price of Rs 251.25 (75%) payable at the time of conversion.

    Asian Energy has raised Rs 92.03 crore following the conversion of 36.62 lakh warrants and raised Rs 39 crore as part of subscription amount that was paid upfront. In total the company raised Rs 131.03 crore since November 5, 2024.

    On receipt of the balance exercise consideration aggregating to Rs 92.03 crore, the company proceeded with the allotment of equity shares to eligible warrant holders.

    The funds raised through the warrant exercise will enhance the company’s balance sheet and provide the financial flexibility and cash flow to fund the high growth opportunities across all its verticals such as operations and maintenance and material handling plants in coming months. The company has actively undertaken integrated field development projects in the oil and gas sector in the recent past and setting up coal and material handling plants. The funds will be deployed in the existing and the upcoming projects.

    Among the 28 non-promoter allottees who participated in the conversion some of the top subscribers are: Everest Finance & Investment Company, Ashish Kacholia, and Titagarh Enterprises Ltd. Investor participation underscores strong investor confidence in the company’s long-term growth prospects and operating strategy.

  • Causal Dynamics Lab outperforms Anthropic & OpenAI in multiple coding tests

    New research shows AI coding agents spend >80% of their time searching for files rather than editing them. Cielara Code changes this by using a clear map of production software. This approach helps find the right code to change faster, cheaper, and more accurately than typical coding agents.

    San Francisco, CA – May 06: AI coding tools are now producing code faster than teams can check what it will do in real use.  Causal Dynamics Lab (CDL) announced new research explaining why this happens, along with a new product called Cielara Code. This product achieved the highest accuracy in code localization among AI coding tools, outperforming both Claude Code (Opus-4.6) and OpenAI Codex (GPT-5.4) across three independent tests.

    CDL studied how coding agents operate by tracking their actions across thousands of coding sessions. They found 56.8% of agents’ actions involved reading files, and 24.2% involved using grep. Less than 1% of their actions were actual code edits. The problem was not that agents couldn’t write code; they had difficulty finding the correct code to edit. The situation worsened with more complex tasks: when a correct fix involved more than six files, the agents’ ability to recall the necessary information dropped significantly, and the computing power used in failed attempts increased by a factor of 4 compared to successful ones.

    “Every coding agent out there today uses grep, which is like a surgeon operating without imaging,” said Hasibul Haque, CEO at Causal Dynamics Lab. “We created Cielara Code to help agents see better: it provides a clear understanding of the working environment, making the reasons behind each change clear and verifiable.”

    The 2025 DORA report showed the use of AI coding tools led to a 7.2% drop in deployment stability. AWS CTO Werner Vogels called this problem “dynamic verification debt.” A well-known issue with Claude Code (GitHub issue #42796) illustrates the same problem on a larger scale: current agents treat code as flat text without showing how files connect, how functions call each other, or how changes affect the overall system.

    How Cielara Code works

    Cielara Code uses a model to represent a customer’s production environment in a 6-layer causal graph. This graph includes information on what the code does, why it was created, who owns it, its limitations, where it runs, and what happens at runtime. If there is a failure, it can be linked back to the specific code change, the developer who approved it, and the reason for that change. Before an agent begins to explore, Cielara Code builds a Code Dependency Causal Graph. This graph tracks four types of relationships, allowing the agent to navigate the structure rather than just look through files one by one.

    Benchmark results

    Across three independent benchmarks, Cielara Code beat both Claude Code (Opus-4.6) and OpenAI Codex (GPT-5.4) at the hardest part of agent work: finding the right place to make a change. Overall localization accuracy hit 0.774, versus 0.738 for Claude Code and 0.707 for Codex. On MULocBench (1,033 issues across 46 repositories), Cielara reached 0.752 recall@5 versus 0.727 for Claude Code, and cut mean task time from 141.84 to 128.62 seconds. The result: fewer wrong-file edits, fewer failed runs, and 30 to 40 percent lower compute cost per task.

    REASONARA: causal memory at enterprise scale

    Cielara Code makes this practical through REASONARA, a graph-structured causal memory layer that stores 125M+ tokens of effective context but retrieves only what matters for each query. A typical lookup uses 1,000–2,500 tokens, compared with 23,000–115,000 for full-context approaches — a reduction of up to 98%. On independent benchmarks, REASONARA scores 94% on UltraDomain, 92% on LoCoMo, 73% on LoCoMo-plus, and 87.4% on LongMemEval, and runs 5–8× faster than Codex high-reasoning mode. The roadmap targets a one-billion-token context window.

    Cielara Code is a safety layer for AI coding agents. It aims to enhance the safety of their output rather than replace them. Currently, 11 Fortune 100 and over 40 Fortune 500 companies use Cielara Code on their codebase.

    “Board members and auditors expect more proactive risk management. Leaders now want proof that security can anticipate risks caused by fast-moving AI and automation, instead of just reacting after incidents,” said the CISO of one of the largest law firms in the United States, who is also a Cielara Code customer.

    Phillip Miller, Vice President, Global Chief Information Security Officer, H&R Block added: “Enterprises need solutions to problems they cannot solve with people alone. Cielera’s technology is a generational leap towards the original promise of AI: tackling complexity 7×24 with acquired knowledge, deep reasoning, and unbeatable accuracy. For engineering teams, this means a single engine to discover faults in real-world deployments (including legacy, cloud) and provide clear resolution steps. When I wrote, Hacking Success, I described a world where AI needs strong, directive policy (not rules / guardrails) to be safe and effective. Information Security lags behind the innovation curve, as most options rely on legacy thinking including posture, gateways, and logging. Enterprises now have an option to leverage Cielera’s models to oversee deployments of AI agents, models, and their supporting infrastructure.”

    The team

    The team has strong skills based on the problem they are addressing. CEO Hasibul Haque led platform engineering at Uber during its rapid growth. CTO Ryan Turner was a Staff Engineer at Uber and helped maintain the SPIRE Project within the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF). R&D is led by Dr. Xuchao Zhang, who worked at Microsoft Research, and Dr. Liang Zhao from Emory University, who has 200+publications and is ranked among the top 2% of scientists by Stanford University. CDL has a formal research partnership with Emory’s AI Lab.

    “AI has already changed how people find information. The next step is to change how people make decisions by exploring possibilities, comparing options, and understanding the outcomes before making a choice,” said Matt Fisher, former Co-Founder and CTO of Daydream and an Adjunct Professor at Brown University. “That shift towards exploring outcomes is what CDL is focusing on.”

    What’s next

    The Production World Model serves as a foundation. Cielara Code and REASONARA are the first products to use this foundation. In the future, Causal Dynamics Lab will fully simulate the effects of changes in code, infrastructure, policy, and operation. This will create a permanent reasoning layer in the enterprise system that any AI agent can access before making changes that affect production.

     

  • MathCo Collaborates with Google Cloud to Help Enterprises Adopt Workflow-Native AI on Gemini Enterprise

    Built on Systemic AI, bringing end-to-end intelligence across workflows, systems, and decisions
     
    India | May 06 — MathCo, a global enterprise AI leader, announced its collaboration with Google Cloud to help enterprises move toward workflow-native AI, a fundamental shift in how organizations build, scale, and realize value from artificial intelligence.
     
    A Deloitte report, State of AI in Enterprise, 2026, states that 66% of organizations report productivity gains from AI, yet only 34% are truly reimagining their business with it. For nearly three-quarters of enterprises, revenue growth from AI remains aspirational. This highlights the growing gap between AI activity and real business outcomes. Anchored in MathCo’s proprietary concept of Systemic AI, the collaboration will leverage the full Gemini Enterprise ecosystem, including Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform and enterprise data connectivity, to help organizations build workflow-native AI systems.
     
    Aakarsh Kishore, Chief Product Officer, MathCo, said, “We are excited that this collaboration comes at a stage when enterprises are truly looking at scaling. We are not just going to implement – we will advise our customers on the right use cases, how to build the right data and AI foundation, and how to sequence their journey to extract compounding value from every AI investment they make.”
     
    Gemini Enterprise serves as the central AI platform for the enterprise, bringing together models, agents, data, and tools into a single, secure environment where workflows can be designed, executed, and scaled. MathCo extends this by embedding Gemini Enterprise layers into a systemic architecture, ensuring intelligence is not applied to isolated tasks but orchestrated across workflows to deliver measurable business outcomes.
     
    From Tasks to Workflows: Operationalizing Systemic AI on Gemini Enterprise
     
    MathCo’s Systemic AI framework enables enterprises to move from action-oriented AI to outcome-driven systems by embedding intelligence directly into end-to-end business workflows. By bringing together enterprise data, AI models, and intelligent agents, organizations can redesign processes rather than simply automate individual tasks.
     
    This approach allows AI systems to reason, plan, and execute across multi-step workflows, while remaining grounded in business context through integrated data, KPIs, and rules. With built-in governance, observability, and feedback mechanisms, enterprises can ensure AI operates in alignment with business goals as it scales across the organization.
     
    From AI Activity to Industry Outcomes
     
    The collaboration will enable workflow-native transformation across industries and business functions, connecting intelligence across planning, decisioning, and execution.
     
    In Retail, enterprises can build end-to-end merchandising intelligence where demand forecasting, assortment planning, pricing, and replenishment are orchestrated into a unified workflow, reducing stockouts and improving margins.
     
    In CPG, trade promotion workflows move from fragmented planning to closed-loop systems by connecting promotion design, real-time sell-out monitoring, and ROI measurement, enabling dynamic optimization of trade spend.
     
    In Pharma & Life Sciences, intelligent HCP engagement workflows connect content creation, medical-legal approval, deployment, and performance tracking by ensuring compliant, end-to-end engagement with continuous learning.
     
    As enterprises navigate increasing AI complexity, with hundreds of tools, fragmented systems, and low adoption, the real challenge is no longer building AI, but making AI work cohesively within the enterprise and its people.
     
    MathCo aims to address this by shifting the focus from isolated AI usage to AI that works across workflows, and works for people to augment decision-making while enabling teams to operate with intelligence at scale.

     

  • The Crimson Crown by Edith Layton now available from Histria Books

    Histria Books is pleased to announce the release of The Crimson Crown by Edith Layton. This novel is published by Histria Romance, an imprint of Histria Books dedicated to outstanding books in the romance genre.

    Set against the paranoid early years of Henry VII’s reign, The Crimson Crown follows Lucas Lovat, an exiled spy summoned back to a cold, unfamiliar England to investigate the royal pretender Perkin Warbeck. But what sounds like a traditional Tudor thriller actually reads like a claustrophobic psychological mystery where the locked room is the royal court itself. Edith Layton strips away the usual pageantry to expose the sheer exhaustion of surviving a regime built entirely on surveillance. Lucas is a brilliantly realized lead. He is cynical, deeply observant, and distinctly unheroic in his ambitions. The novel feels startlingly modern in its exploration of espionage, performative loyalty, and the emotional toll of political manipulation. 

    The Crimson Crown by Edith Layton  now available from Histria Books

    Readers hungry for historical fiction that prioritizes sharp dialogue and moral ambiguity over battlefield glory will find a refreshing, intensely atmospheric, and razor-sharp story that breathes genuine life into a famously treacherous era.

    Edith Layton (1938-2009) began her career as a freelance journalist before publishing her debut novel, The Duke’s Wager. She went on to write over 30 novels, winning numerous accolades including the Romantic Times Award for Best New Regency Author. Today, her classic backlist is being brought back to a new generation of readers, along with several never-before-published works.

    The Crimson Crown by Edith Layton, 360 pp., ISBN 978-1-59211-721-5 is available at HistriaBooks.com and from all major book retailers. This title is available as print on demand through Simon & Schuster. This title is also available as an eBook. For information on publishing with Histria Books, please visit HistriaBooks.com or contact us at info@histriabooks.com.

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  • The Broken Fence by James J. Antonio now available from Histria Books

    Histria Books is pleased to announce the release of The Broken Fence by James J. Antonio. This story is published by Histria Kids, an imprint of Histria Books dedicated to outstanding works for children that both educate and entertain.

    The Broken Fence follows a ten-year-old boy who inherits an unexpected foal on his grandfather’s thoroughbred farm, tracing their years-long journey from the birthing stall to the starting gates of a high-stakes race. But rather than leaning on the familiar beats of a sports triumph, James J. Antonio’s novel strips away the glamour of the track to focus on the dirt, sweat, and quiet patience of raising a difficult animal. 

    The Broken Fence by James J. Antonio now available from Histria Books

     
    In a culture obsessed with instant gratification, this book offers a vital retreat into the slow, deliberate rhythm of barn life and intergenerational mentorship. The author writes with an unsentimental precision that captures the tactile reality of mucking stalls and the genuine frustrations of training an anti-social filly. It is a story about the unglamorous daily work of nurturing potential. Readers looking for a grounded, deeply felt exploration of discipline and animal connection will find something remarkably anchoring here.

    James J. Antonio, a former French teacher and produce business manager, is now retired and dedicated to his passion for storytelling. Known for his works on numismatics, James has published numerous stories in Canadian coin publications, including the CNA Journal and the Ontario Numismatic Association Journal. His story “Miss Daisy” received an Editor’s Choice Award in Winning Ways, the journal of the Ohio State Numismatic Association. He is the author of Roads Here and There (two novellas in one book) and Stories for Coin Collectors and Everyone, both available on Amazon. 

    The Broken Fence by James J. Antonio, 114 pp., ISBN 978-1-59211-599-0 is available at HistriaBooks.com and from all major book retailers. This title is also available as an eBook. Titles published under the imprints of Histria Books are distributed in the United States and Canada by Simon & Schuster and in the rest of the world through Unified Book Distribution. For information on publishing with Histria Books, please visit HistriaBooks.com or contact us at info@histriabooks.com.

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  • The Seekers by Jack Bartley now available from Histria Books

    Histria Books is pleased to announce the release of The Seekers by Jack Bartley, the second volume in the Hilo Dome series. This book is published by Histria YA, an imprint of Histria Books dedicated to outstanding works for teens and young adults.

    The Seekers takes the framework of a post-apocalyptic survival story and roots it entirely in Hawaiian mythology and Polynesian wayfinding. Generations after a devastating global war, isolated communities on the Big Island must set aside bitter rivalries when the volcano goddess Pele awakens. To escape impending lava flows, a small crew builds a traditional double-hulled sailing canoe to chart a course into the unknown Pacific.

    The Seekers by Jack Bartley now available from Histria Books

    Jack Bartley’s second Hilo Dome novel trades standard dystopian action for a focus on cultural reclamation. The true tension comes not just from navigating a ruined world, but from the painstaking effort of relearning lost ancestral skills. The book asks what happens when a community must resurrect ancient traditions to save its future. It is a localized, community-driven approach to the end of the world that feels vital for readers tired of lone-wolf survival tropes.

    Praise for The Seekers:

    “The Seekers: Hilo Dome by Jack Bartley is a brilliant, nail-biting adventure that is full of action. It is one of the rare gems that take place on the water, where explorers must navigate uncharted territory to survive. It will appeal to anyone who enjoys an adventure full of suspense, thrills, and the awe of discovery.” — Readers’ Favorite

    Jack Bartley is a U.S. Navy veteran, retired University of Delaware ecology professor, and the author of several books, including the 2025 naval memoir Smoke on the Water (Koehler Books) and the young adult series Hilo Dome (Histria Books). His extensive time spent in Hawaiʻi, both during his military service and while leading academic ecology expeditions, heavily influences his writing. Also an accomplished musician and former newspaper columnist, Jack now lives in Ocean View, Delaware, where he focuses on writing, music, and environmental volunteer work.

    The Seekers by Jack Bartley, 214 pp., ISBN 978-1-59211-733-8, is available at HistriaBooks.com and from all major book retailers. This title is also available as an ebook. Titles published under the imprints of Histria Books are distributed in the United States and Canada by Simon & Schuster and in the rest of the world through Unified Book Distribution. For information on publishing with Histria Books, please visit HistriaBooks.com or contact us at info@histriabooks.com.

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  • Broomsedge Golf Club Entrusts KemperSports to Manage Club

    Industry-leading management firm to oversee operations as Broomsedge expands hospitality and club activity

    NORTHBROOK, IL. — May 6, 2026 — KemperSports, a leading golf, sports and hospitality experience company is excited to announce it has been selected to manage Broomsedge Golf Club – bringing together one of the game’s most respected and passionate operators with one of the country’s most distinctive modern golf destinations.

    Located in the sandhills of central South Carolina, Broomsedge Golf Club has quickly earned recognition for its thoughtful design, understated luxury, and commitment to delivering an exceptional golf experience rooted in the tradition of the great clubs of British Isles. Under KemperSports management, Broomsedge will incorporate the company’s expertise in club operations, agronomy, guest experience, food and beverage, and strategic planning as the club elevates its hospitality experience with the construction of 4 Bedroom cottages for members and guests and a food and beverage venue overlooking the golf course.

    “The people at KemperSports are smart and driven – exactly what we need to build around the incredible golf course that Mike Koprowski and Kyle Franz crafted here,” said Broomsedge Golf Club managing partner and CEO Baker Thompson. “Their relationships, industry knowledge, and operational excellence – along with a deep understanding of private club culture – make them the ideal partner as we extend the vision for Broomsedge.”

    The club recently announced that developer Baker Thompson has stepped into the role of managing partner and CEO, Michael Keiser, Jr. serving as a senior advisor.

    KemperSports manages a portfolio of highly regarded golf destinations, private clubs, and resorts across the country, with a proven track record of enhancing member satisfaction, cultivating high-performing teams and delivering long-term value for ownership groups.

    “We are honored to partner with Broomsedge Golf Club and work along Baker Thompson and the development team to help bring their bold vision to life,” said KemperSports CEO Steve Skinner. “Broomsedge provides an authentic, high-quality golf experience. We appreciate that, and we are eager to work with the club team to create value for ownership, members, and guests.”